IN LOVE WITH BLUE!!!

I LOVE BLUE RIGHT NOW, I'M PAINTING EVERYTHING BLUE, AQUA, TURQUOISE, ROBINS EGG,ETC. I JUST SOLD 2 OF THESE NIGHT STAND/END TABLES ON MONDAY AT THE SHOP, THEY WERE ONLY THERE SINCE THURSDAY NIGHT! NOW THAT'S HOW I LIKE IT! NOT EVERTHING SELLS THAT QUICKLY, BUT IT SURE IS NICE WHEN IT DOES! THE DAY I BROUGHT THE BENCH IN ANOTHER DEALER IN THE SHOP PUT DIBS ON IT, WE MIGHT TRADE, BUT I LIKE DOING THAT, NO $ OUT OF POCKET FOR EITHER OF US, SO IT'S A WIN/WIN! 

 I BOUGHT THIS PRETTY CHAIR FORM THE SHOP OWNER, IT WAS ALREADY BLUE/GREEN, BUT IT LOOKED A LITTLE TOO DIRTIED UP FOR MY TASTE, SO I GAVE HER A QUICK SPRAY OF RUSTOLEUMS 2X THE COVERAGE IN AQUA, THEN I GLAZED HER W/ WHITE, AND FINALLY GLAZED HER W/ R.L. TEA STAIN GLAZE. JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DIRTY AKA "ANTIQUED". SHE IS OUR DESK CHAIR AND I LOVE HER!

 I WAS PAINTING THIS FRAME FOR A CHALKBOARD FOR THE STORE, BUT THEN I DECIDED I LOVED IT TOO MUCH TO PART WITH. SO IT'S HANGING ON MY FRONT PORCH TO WELCOME YOU!

 AND I JUST THREW THIS LITTLE PIC IN OF MY SWEET LITTLE VIOLAS IN A SWEET LITTLE BLUE POT ALSO ON THE FRONT PORCH. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR RIGHT NOW? I KNOW ALOT OF YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME WITH THE BLUE ON YOUR BLOGS SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT OTHER COLORS YOU LOVE TOO! UNTIL NEXT TIME, KEEP CREATING! ~DEANNA
PS. I'M LINING TO SOME FUN PARTIES, POPP ,

 

PS. I'M LINING TO SOME FUN PARTIES, POPP , 

ballard inspired medallion plaques-oh my!

greetings crafty, decoratin', artsy gals! i've recently been working on my master bdrm. i painted the walls a very creamy yellow called "french vanilla" from s.w. bought new bedding from marshalls,painted new(used) nite stands and now i've added some custom art. i saw these in ballards catalogue online and fell. in. love. so i set about making my own. my m-i-l/f-i-l gave me a whole buncha oak shelves from their built in bookcases that they were having re-done. they knew i'd find a a use for them! (sidenote: i feel so blessed when people think of me before they throw something in the trash! seriously! i love it!) so i painted them the same color as my nite stands using a $6 sample pot'o paint from s.w. it's called "sleepy blue" and i heart this color! anyway they were already an off white so i didn't need to prime them or anything. then i transferred this damask design onto the front. i would have liked to have used a different design, but alas, my printer is down and i couldn't print off any new designs. and i certainly don't have the patience to do it all free hand! when i free hand(and i often do) i like to do more free form stuff. this just required something more structured. so, first i filled in w/ wicker white acrylic, next i used a lighter brown color, and finally accented it all w/ a dark brown. after that was dry, i glazed the entire piece w/ ralph's "tea-stained" glaze. i stapled some twine to the back from which to hang them and voila! pretty/free art for my master bdrm! and don't worry- i didn't leave the mirror there that's where the new medallion plaque resides. i made one for each side of the bed over the nite stands. also the nite stands have hardware! i'll get some better pics soon-i hope! :) i'll show you them in the bedroom when it's sorta more done- and i have my new camera that i ordered! also, i'll be linking up @ domstically speaking's popp
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